Education and Training

1992 Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
1998 MPH, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA

Residency:

1995 St. Christopher's Hospital for Children, Philadelphia, PA

Fellowship:

1998 Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, Pittsburgh, PA

Memberships

American Academy of Pediatrics

American Academy of Pediatrics, Section on Emergency Medicine

Society for Pediatric Research

Board Certifications

American Board of Pediatrics, Pediatrics

American Board of Pediatrics, Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Drug Enforcement Agency

Pediatric Advanced Life Support, Instructor

Pediatric Advanced Life Support, Provider

Advanced Trauma Life Support, Provider

Advanced Care Life Support, Provider

Awards

1998-2004 Physician's Recognition Award (AMA)

Outstanding Child Abuse Research Project of the Year (OSCAR), awarded February, 2003, at the 2003 San Diego Conference on Child and Family Maltreatment. Pitetti RD, Maffei F, Hickey R, Berger R and Pierce MC. Prevalence of retinal hemorrhages in children presenting with an apparent life-threatening event.